Proof That There Is A "Strawman"

The most prevalent argument in the freedom community that we have probably all heard about over the years goes something like the following:

1. There are two of you:
1.1. The physical man and woman that was created when you were born. We will call this the “natural being” within this document.
1.2. An artificial entity that you represent which is created by the government and therefore subject to government statutes and regulations. This is called the “straw man”.

2. The straw man is the method by which natural beings “interface” to the commercial world and to the government.
Without using the straw man, you the natural being would be unable to sustain your life because you would be maliciously deprived of the ability to:

2.1. Obtain government identification.
2.2. Interact commercially with others.

3. The government had to create the straw man because it can’t legislative for the natural being. This is because the natural being is sovereign, and therefore not subject to the law.

“Sovereignty itself is, of course, not subject to law, for it is the author and source of law; but in our system, while sovereign powers are delegated to the agencies of government, sovereignty itself remains with the people, by whom and for whom all government exists and acts. And the law is the definition and limitation of
power.” [Yick Wo v. Hopkins, 118 U.S. 356 (1886)]

The only thing the government can legislative for or tax are its own creations, so it created the straw man in order to indirectly control, tax, and regulate human beings that would otherwise be beyond their jurisdiction.

4. The straw man is represented by your all caps name in combination with a government license number. The natural being is represented by the Christian lower case name without any government identifying number.

This pamphlet will use evidence to prove the existence of the “straw man”, show how it is created, describe how you can know you are filling its shoes, and describe all the consequences of filling its shoes. We will end the document by directing you at resources that will help you destroy the straw man, force the government to recognize its existence, and suggest
ways to function without it.